Happy Friday! My how this week has flown by! I’m back with another installment in my Octopode Factory Altered Storybook/Art Journal. I am so enjoying this art form. I love it because anything goes and ANYTHING is possible…you never know what creative discoveries you might find within the pages of an Art Journal. This realization
After a weeks worth of YouTube videos, checking back on lessons from Creative Chemistry 101, and of course working through Compendium of Curiosities 2 at Studio L3 I have completed the first page in my Altered Book project. I’ve never altered a book before but man am I in LOVE with this art form! i
It’s my Sister’s birthday today…Happy Birthday Kate!! What do I do when my sister has a birthday? I make her a Gnome! Why? Because she hates them. I know…I’m evil For the past couple of years I have glittered a garden gnome for her….she hates glitter even more than gnomes…double whammy! This was last
I found an old Mother Goose book at the thrift store the other day. I’ve always wanted to alter a book and create a new story within its pages. I like to start at the beginning of every story. The beginning of this story begins with the cover. Come along with me and I will
I could hardly sleep last night because I am so excited to share my latest work on The Alice in Wonderland dresser! This project has been 9 months in the making. Truth be told, it is still not finished but the end is near. I must admit I don’t know quite what I will do
I have FINALLY turned a “Pin” into a completed project! I saw a Cinder Block Garden on Pinterest via Alison of Remodelista and thought it would be the perfect solution to adorn the side of my Alice in Wonderland Garden. I purchased a variety of plants at my local Home Depot while buying the cinder
Happy Friday! It has been one heck of a week here in my little corner of the world. Inspiration has struck in every direction it seems and my hands can barely keep up with my brain continually pumping out ideas for new creations. This week at TOFF our challenge is “Anything Goes”. I can’t resist
Hello friends! I’m back with another Copic Coloring tutorial to share with you. Today, I will be showing how to use Copic Markers to color Metal. This month at the Altered Alice our wonderful sponsor is Stampendous. For this tutorial I will be using the latest and greatest from Stampendous with this lovely Wonderland stamp
I’m late to the party as usual! No really I am…I’m one of those people who is told to show up an hour before an event starts so I make it on time. So yet again…posting my creation to the Creative Chemistry gallery a few hours before it closes is no exception. Without further ado
I had a lot of fun adding “Bling” to my Copic colored Alice in Wonderland images for last weeks challenge at TOFF. After experimenting with several different techniques I would like to share a tutorial on how to add Bling to your Copic art! Here I have redesigned the Octopode Factory Peeps Garden to showcase
My name is Amy Bowerman and this is where I share my adventures in creativity. I have been creating since I could hold a crayon and telling everyone to color on both sides so it stays pointy!
